Table 2.
Most commonly endorsed misophonic sounds by misophonia status (N = 541)
| Misophonic sounds (causing moderate to high distress) | Misophonia (n = 69) | No misophonia (n = 472) | Total (N = 541) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fly/mosquito buzzing** | 51 (73.9) | 181 (38.3) | 232 (42.9) |
| Snoring** | 50 (72.5) | 205 (43.4) | 255 (47.1) |
| Eating, chewing, lip-smacking sounds** | 49 (71.0) | 184 (39.0) | 233 (43.1) |
| Nose sniffing** | 47 (68.1) | 143 (30.3) | 191 (35.1) |
| Throat clearing** | 45 (65.2) | 148 (31.4) | 193 (35.7) |
| Slurping when drinking tea, coffee, soup** | 42 (60.9) | 127 (26.9) | 169 (31.2) |
| Sucking teeth** | 40 (58.0) | 113 (23.9) | 153 (28.3) |
| Sound of dripping water** | 39 (56.5) | 139 (29.4) | 178 (32.9) |
| Fork scratch on plate** | 39 (56.5) | 117 (24.8) | 156 (28.8) |
| Gum chewing** | 38 (55.1) | 133 (28.2) | 171 (31.6) |
| Infant crying** | 36 (52.2) | 63 (13.3) | 99 (18.3) |
| Squeaking of door/floor/fabric** | 35 (50.7) | 99 (21.0) | 134 (24.8) |
| Music or television through walls** | 31 (44.9) | 81 (17.2) | 112 (20.7) |
| ‘Um, uh, er’ speech** | 30 (43.5) | 72 (15.3) | 102 (18.9) |
All data are displayed as n (%), unless otherwise indicated.
**
P < 0.01.